Book XI
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Book XI is a section of Augustine’s theological work "The City of God" that begins the exploration of creation, angels, and the origin of the earthly and heavenly cities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Book XI canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4011967 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book XI Context triple: [The City of God, hasPart, Book XI]
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Book VII
Book VII is the concluding section of John Gower’s Latin poem *Vox Clamantis*, often noted for its moral and political reflections on English society.
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Book VII
Book VII is the concluding section of Lactantius’s early Christian apologetic work *Divine Institutes*, focusing on themes such as true worship, divine justice, and the fulfillment of God’s plan.
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Book VI
Book VI is the concluding section of Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal astronomical work *De revolutionibus orbium coelestium*, in which he further develops and applies his heliocentric model.
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Book VI
Book VI is the final section of Carl Friedrich Gauss’s *Disquisitiones Arithmeticae*, focusing on the theory of binary quadratic forms and their composition.
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Book VI
Book VI is one of the later sections of John Gower’s Middle English poem *Vox Clamantis*, contributing to its moral and political commentary on 14th-century English society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book XI Target entity description: Book XI is a section of Augustine’s theological work "The City of God" that begins the exploration of creation, angels, and the origin of the earthly and heavenly cities.
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A.
Book VII
Book VII is the concluding section of John Gower’s Latin poem *Vox Clamantis*, often noted for its moral and political reflections on English society.
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B.
Book VII
Book VII is the concluding section of Lactantius’s early Christian apologetic work *Divine Institutes*, focusing on themes such as true worship, divine justice, and the fulfillment of God’s plan.
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C.
Book VI
Book VI is the concluding section of Nicolaus Copernicus’s seminal astronomical work *De revolutionibus orbium coelestium*, in which he further develops and applies his heliocentric model.
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D.
Book VI
Book VI is the final section of Carl Friedrich Gauss’s *Disquisitiones Arithmeticae*, focusing on the theory of binary quadratic forms and their composition.
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E.
Book VI
Book VI is one of the later sections of John Gower’s Middle English poem *Vox Clamantis*, contributing to its moral and political commentary on 14th-century English society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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part of theological work ⓘ |
| addresses |
creation of the corporeal world
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creation of the spiritual creature ⓘ how rational creatures adhere to or turn away from God ⓘ |
| author | Augustine of Hippo ⓘ |
| beginsSection | second main part of The City of God ⓘ |
| discusses |
God’s eternal will in creation
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creation ex nihilo ⓘ distinction between the City of God and the earthly city ⓘ fall of some angels ⓘ nature of angels ⓘ order of creation ⓘ |
| focusesOn | origin and nature of the two cities ⓘ |
| follows | Book X (The City of God) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
angels
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creation ⓘ interpretation of Genesis creation narrative ⓘ origin of the earthly city ⓘ origin of the heavenly city ⓘ relationship between time and eternity ⓘ |
| originalAudience | Christian and educated Roman readers ⓘ |
| partOf | The City of God ⓘ |
| positionInWork | eleventh book ⓘ |
| precedes | Book XII (The City of God) ⓘ |
| theologicalContext |
Christian doctrine of creation
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angelology ⓘ doctrine of the two cities ⓘ |
| workBy |
Church Father
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Latin Church Father Augustine of Hippo ⓘ
linked to:
Augustine of Hippo
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| workType |
Christian theology
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philosophical theology ⓘ |
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Subject: Book XI Description of subject: Book XI is a section of Augustine’s theological work "The City of God" that begins the exploration of creation, angels, and the origin of the earthly and heavenly cities.
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